Re: [Dump-users] dump on CD (Linux only)

[Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>]

Joerg Schilling wrote:

> jarausch@belgacom.net wrote:
>
>  
>
> > On 26 Jul, Stelian Pop wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 02:45:26PM +0200, jarausch@igpm.rwth-aachen.de wrote:
> > >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > ftp://ftp.igpm.rwth-aachen.de/pub/jarausch/Dump_On_CD/dump-04b23CD.diff
> > > >        
> > > This patch modifies dump.h, reminiscent from a previous patch but
> > > unused now. Please remove it.
> > >
> > >      
> > I don't think so. Currently in (04b23) restore is linked against 
> > ../common/dumprmt.o
> > and all global flags like Mflag are allocated THERE. So I have put
> > the new MultiFlag in dump.h so that it gets allocated there to.
> > Unfortunately the restore/Makefile doesn't check the dependeny of
> > ../common/dumprmt.o on dump.h
> >    
>
> I don't know why this is crossposted to cdrwite@
>
>
> but incremental backups and restores in a OS and filesystem independent 
> way should be possible with star.
>  

I don't believe this discussion was about any backup methods but dump 
and restore. Different problem, different solution.

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bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
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